# MAL-2025-191706: Malicious code in conn-utils (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `conn-utils` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2025

## What is MAL-2025-191706?

MAL-2025-191706 is a malicious package in conn-utils, published on 27 Mar 2025. 

### Official description

Already during the installation, the file with slightly obfuscated code is loaded and starts exfiltrating information about the host. It especially targets information about additional indexes configured for pip. Data is exfiltrated using DNS queries

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-03-conn-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - exfiltration-generic

 - obfuscation

## What should I do about MAL-2025-191706?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2025-191706 is a malicious package: conn-utils (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191706/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-191706

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191706/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.